Proverbs 30:32

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִם־נָבַ֥לְתָּ בְהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א וְאִם־זַ֝מּ֗וֹתָ יָ֣ד לְפֶֽה׃

Transliteration

ʾim-nābaltā bə-hitnassêʾ wə-ʾim-zammôtā yād lə-peh

Grammar Details

*ʾim*: conditional particle - if
*nābaltā*: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular from *nbl* - you have acted foolishly
*bə-hitnassêʾ*: preposition + Hithpael infinitive construct from *nśʾ* - in lifting yourself up
*wə-ʾim*: conjunction + conditional particle - and if
*zammôtā*: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular from *zmm* - you have devised/planned/thought
*yād*: feminine singular noun - hand
*lə-peh*: preposition + masculine singular noun - to mouth

Word Meanings

*nābaltā*: acted foolishly/acted disgracefully/been godless
*bə-hitnassêʾ*: in lifting yourself up/in exalting yourself/in pride
*zammôtā*: devised/planned/thought/schemed
*yād lə-peh*: hand to mouth (gesture of silence/restraint)

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 21:5 : 5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
Job 40:4 : 4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
Prov 17:28 : 28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Prov 26:12 : 12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Eccl 8:3-4 : 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
Mic 7:16-17 : 16 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf. 17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.
Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

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